Vocal-cords sentence example
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- He tipped his hat back, fixing her with a bright blue gaze that stunned her vocal cords.
- She wanted to scream at him, but her vocal cords were paralyzed.
- At her inquiry, the doctor said the air tube had not caused any physical damage to Alex's vocal cords.
- It was like my vocal cords opened for me to breath and closed when I held my breath, but that was it.
- She might have screamed, but memory of what happened to Alex froze her vocal cords.Advertisement
- The extreme pain and rapid swelling of the vocal cords - with threatened obstruction to the respiration - that characterize acute laryngitis may often be relieved by the sedative action of this drug upon the circulation.
- In the diagram there is indicated the situation of the cortical centres for movement of the vocal cords.
- Babies know how to cry when they are born, so using the vocal cords is autonomic – part of the autonomic nervous system.
- Another extension of the lining spans from the anterior membrane to insert into the cricoid cartilage, forming the vocal cords.
- Miles ought to be renamed Whispering Death, a tantalizing vision of severed vocal cords and whiplash obscenities.Advertisement
- Future prospects After an operation to remove the larynx, normal speech is no longer possible because the vocal cords have been removed.
- These involuntary spasms of the vocal cords cause the voice to change in quality.
- The earliest sign may be slight redness and dryness of the laryngeal lining with stringy mucus between the vocal cords.
- Not unlike humans, cats use their vocal cords to make sounds.
- There are two vocal cords with a slit between them called the glottis.Advertisement
- The position of the vocal cords and the size of the glottis determine the nature of the sound.
- When a child has croup, that portion of the airway just below the vocal cords narrows and becomes swollen, making breathing both noisy and labored.
- Croup affects the vocal cords and the area just below, the voice box, or larynx, and the windpipe, or trachea.
- It is composed of cartilage that contains the apparatus for voice production-the vocal cords and the muscles and ligaments that move the cords.
- Although it most commonly affects the legs and arms, spasticity can affect any part of the body including the trunk, neck, eyelids, face, or vocal cords.Advertisement
- When stridor is present in a newborn, pediatricians and neonatologists also look for evidence of heart defects or neurological disorders that may cause paralysis of the vocal cords.
- Paralysis of the vocal cords can be life threatening.
- A cough begins with a deep breath in, at which point the opening between the vocal cords at the upper part of the larynx (glottis) shuts, trapping the air in the lungs.
- Because the vocal cords are located in the larynx just below the area of the epiglottis, the swollen epiglottis makes the patient's voice sound muffled and strained.
- Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is a disorder that occurs when the vocal cords move toward each other when a person breathes, narrowing the airway and causing wheezing and difficulty breathing.Advertisement
- Normally when an individual breathes in (inhales) or out (exhales) the vocal cords are drawn apart by the muscles of the larynx (voice box) to make a wider opening for air to move into or out of the lungs.
- In an individual with vocal cord dysfunction, instead of being drawn apart, the vocal cords move together, narrowing and partially blocking the airway.
- This is called adduction of the vocal cords.
- Adduction of the vocal cords happens most commonly during inhalation, although it can also happen during exhalation.
- This examination allows the doctor to see the vocal cords and watch how and when they move.Advertisement
- Since between attacks the vocal cords appear to move normally, it is necessary to trigger an attack.
- The doctor then watches the vocal cords move.
- The drug paralyzes the muscle, making it impossible for the vocal cords to move across the airway.